Republican Mark Amodei holds a 13-point lead over Democrat Kate Marshall and wider leads over two other candidates in the race for the open seat in Nevada's 2nd U.S. House District.

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Republican Mark Amodei holds a 13-point lead over Democrat Kate Marshall and wider leads over two other candidates in the race for the open seat in Nevada's 2nd U.S. House District, according to a survey commissioned by a national conservative advocacy group with a branch in Nevada.

If the election were held today, the former state senator and former GOP chairman would beat the Nevada treasurer, 48 percent to 35 percent, according to the poll commissioned by Americans for Prosperity, based in Arlington, Va.

Tim Fasano of the Independent American Party, a semi-retired former aerospace ...